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nail bomb

nail bomb
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [neyl bom]
    • /neɪl bɒm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [neyl bom]
    • /neɪl bɒm/

Definitions of nail bomb words

  • noun nail bomb an explosive device packed with nails or similar metal objects that act as shrapnel. 1
  • countable noun nail bomb A nail bomb is a bomb which contains nails that are intended to cause a lot of damage and injury when the bomb goes off. 0
  • noun nail bomb an explosive device containing nails, used by terrorists to cause serious injuries in crowded situations 0

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Origin of nail bomb

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Nail bomb

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nail bomb popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

nail bomb usage trend in Literature

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